Easter Egg Cake Tutorial Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

Join Paul as he creates this very cute Easter Egg Cake Tutorial LIVE. This was a cake make for a customer, who happened to be watching the live stream. No pressure then!

Don’t forget to share your interpretations of this wonderful cake with Paul and the rest of the CakeFlix Family on our Facebook group. There are plenty more cakes to choose from in the extensive CakeFlix Library. 

Origins of the Easter Egg

• Ancient Symbolism: Eggs have been symbols of fertility and rebirth in many cultures for thousands of years, even before Christianity.
• Early Christianity: Christians adopted the egg symbol to represent the resurrection of Jesus. The cracking of the eggshell symbolizes Jesus emerging from the tomb.
• Decorating Eggs: Decorating eggs for Easter dates back centuries. Early methods involved dyeing eggs with natural materials.

Development

• Medieval Times: In the Middle Ages, eggs were often given as gifts at Easter.
• Royal Traditions: European royalty sometimes exchanged elaborately decorated eggs made of precious materials.
• Fabergé Eggs: Peter Carl Fabergé, a Russian jeweler, created ornate jeweled eggs for the Russian imperial family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These are some of the most famous Easter eggs in history.

Modern Era

• Commercialization: Easter eggs became increasingly commercialized in the 20th century, with chocolate eggs and plastic eggs filled with candy becoming popular.
• Easter Egg Hunts: Easter egg hunts became a popular activity for children.
• Digital Easter Eggs: The term “Easter egg” has also come to refer to hidden messages or features in video games, software, and other digital media.